On Sunday 20 May 2007, Uwe Bugla wrote:
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> Am Samstag, 19. Mai 2007 21:17 schrieben Sie:
> > Ray Lee wrote:
> > > Hey there,
> > >
> > > On 5/19/07, Uwe Bugla <uwe.bugla@gmx.de> wrote:
> > >  > I am running Debian Etch 4.0 stable in connection with udev.
> > >  >
> > >  > In kernel 2.6.22-rc2 the number of available loop mounts is reduced
> > >  > from 8 (conventional standard of preceding 2.6 kernels) to 1.
> > >  >
> > >  > Symptom: If you try to mount more than one single iso-image with
> > >  > the loop parameter you are receiving the following message during
> > >  > system boot:
> > >  >
> > >  > "mount: could not find any free loop device"
> > >  >
> > >  > Kernel 2.6.20.11 does not show that problem.
> > >  >
> > >  > Question: Can someone reading this confirm and reproduce that
> > >  > problem?
> > >
> > > I can reproduce the problem pretty trivially with:
> > >
> > > mkdir a m1 m2
> > > touch a/1
> > > genisoimage -o cd1.iso a || mkisofs -o cd1.iso a
> > > cp cd1.iso cd2.iso
> > > sudo mount -o loop cd1.iso m1
> > > sudo mount -o loop cd2.iso m2
> > >
> > > ...and the last mount fails. That used to work, at least as of 2.6.15,
> > > which is the only other 2.6 kernel I have running on a machine that I
> > > can log into at the moment.
> >
> > This is unfortunate case of user-space breakage.
> >
> > Now when we do not have specific loop device limit, we also do not
> > pre-register loop devices:
> >
> > {pts/0}% LC_ALL=3DC ll /dev/loop*
> > brw-rw---- 1 root disk 7, 0 May 19 20:33 /dev/loop0
> >
> > (I wonder where loop0 comes from at all :) but losetup & Co unfortunate=
ly
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> > need preexisting device node :(
> >
> > Trivial workaround for those who need it now - wrapper that creates node
> > and calls real losetup. I am not sure this actually works with loop mou=
nt
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> > though.
> >
> > Real fix is to add special control node and change losetup to use it
> > instead (or in addition) to opening /dev/loop%d. But as it stands now I=
'd
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> > call it big regression.
> >
> > -andrey
> >
> > > Looking at the changelogs between 2.6.20 and current tip shows at lea=
st
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> > > three significant patches to loop.c. The first was supposedly tested
> > > heavily, so we'll leave that alone for now. (They all were applied
> > > after 2.6.21 was released, so it's probably fine.)
> > >
> > > Anyway, could you try reverting the two patches below (in order: the
> > > first, then the second) and see if that fixes it? The second one looks
> > > iffy to me, but if this fixes it then I'm sure Al can sort out why.
> > >
> > > Ray
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > commit 705962ccc9d21a08b74b6b6e1d3cf10f98968a67
> > > Author: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> > > Date:   Sun May 13 05:52:32 2007 -0400
> > >
> > >      fix deadlock in loop.c
> > >
> > >      ... doh
> > >
> > >      Jeremy Fitzhardinge noted that the recent loop.c cleanups worked,
> > > but cause lockdep to complain.
> > >
> > >      Ouch.  OK, the deadlock is real and yes, I'm an idiot.  Speaking
> > > of which, we probably want to s/lock/pin/ in drivers/base/map.c to
> > > avoid such
> > >      brainos again.  And yes, this stuff needs clear documentation.=20
> > > Will try to put one together once I get some sleep...
> > >
> > >      Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> > >      Cc: Jeremy Fitzhardinge <jeremy@goop.org>
> > >      Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
> > > index e2fc4b6..5526ead 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/block/loop.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
> > > @@ -1399,6 +1399,11 @@ static struct loop_device *loop_init_one(int i)
> > >   struct loop_device *lo;
> > >   struct gendisk *disk;
> > >
> > > +     list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
> > > +             if (lo->lo_number =3D=3D i)
> > > +                     return lo;
> > > +     }
> > > +
> > >   lo =3D kzalloc(sizeof(*lo), GFP_KERNEL);
> > >   if (!lo)
> > >   goto out;
> > > @@ -1443,17 +1448,13 @@ static void loop_del_one(struct loop_device
> > > *lo) kfree(lo);
> > >   }
> > >
> > > -static int loop_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
> > > -{
> > > -     mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > > -     return 0;
> > > -}
> > > -
> > >   static struct kobject *loop_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
> > >   {
> > > -     struct loop_device *lo =3D loop_init_one(dev & MINORMASK);
> > > +     struct loop_device *lo;
> > >   struct kobject *kobj;
> > >
> > > +     mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > > +     lo =3D loop_init_one(dev & MINORMASK);
> > >   kobj =3D lo ? get_disk(lo->lo_disk) : ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > >   mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > >
> > > @@ -1466,7 +1467,7 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
> > >   if (register_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
> > >   return -EIO;
> > >   blk_register_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS,
> > > -                               THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, loop_lock,
> > > NULL); +                               THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, NULL,
> > > NULL);
> > >
> > >   if (max_loop) {
> > >   printk(KERN_INFO "loop: the max_loop option is obsolete "
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > commit 07002e995638b83a6987180f43722a0eb39d4932
> > > Author: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> > > Date:   Sat May 12 16:23:15 2007 -0400
> > >
> > >      fix the dynamic allocation and probe in loop.c
> > >
> > >      Signed-off-by: Al Viro <viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk>
> > >      Acked-by: Ken Chen <kenchen@google.com>
> > >      Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
> > >
> > > diff --git a/drivers/block/loop.c b/drivers/block/loop.c
> > > index 18cdd8c..e2fc4b6 100644
> > > --- a/drivers/block/loop.c
> > > +++ b/drivers/block/loop.c
> > > @@ -1317,18 +1317,6 @@ static long lo_compat_ioctl(struct file *file,
> > > unsigned int cmd, unsigned long a
> > >   }
> > >   #endif
> > >
> > > -static struct loop_device *loop_find_dev(int number)
> > > -{
> > > -     struct loop_device *lo;
> > > -
> > > -     list_for_each_entry(lo, &loop_devices, lo_list) {
> > > -             if (lo->lo_number =3D=3D number)
> > > -                     return lo;
> > > -     }
> > > -     return NULL;
> > > -}
> > > -
> > > -static struct loop_device *loop_init_one(int i);
> > >   static int lo_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
> > >   {
> > >   struct loop_device *lo =3D inode->i_bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
> > > @@ -1337,11 +1325,6 @@ static int lo_open(struct inode *inode, struct
> > > file *file)
> > >   lo->lo_refcnt++;
> > >   mutex_unlock(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
> > >
> > > -     mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > > -     if (!loop_find_dev(lo->lo_number + 1))
> > > -             loop_init_one(lo->lo_number + 1);
> > > -     mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > > -
> > >   return 0;
> > >   }
> > >
> > > @@ -1448,7 +1431,7 @@ out_free_queue:
> > >   out_free_dev:
> > >   kfree(lo);
> > >   out:
> > > -     return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > > +     return NULL;
> > >   }
> > >
> > >   static void loop_del_one(struct loop_device *lo)
> > > @@ -1460,36 +1443,30 @@ static void loop_del_one(struct loop_device
> > > *lo) kfree(lo);
> > >   }
> > >
> > > +static int loop_lock(dev_t dev, void *data)
> > > +{
> > > +     mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > > +     return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > >   static struct kobject *loop_probe(dev_t dev, int *part, void *data)
> > >   {
> > > -     unsigned int number =3D dev & MINORMASK;
> > > -     struct loop_device *lo;
> > > +     struct loop_device *lo =3D loop_init_one(dev & MINORMASK);
> > > +     struct kobject *kobj;
> > >
> > > -     mutex_lock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > > -     lo =3D loop_find_dev(number);
> > > -     if (lo =3D=3D NULL)
> > > -             lo =3D loop_init_one(number);
> > > +     kobj =3D lo ? get_disk(lo->lo_disk) : ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> > >   mutex_unlock(&loop_devices_mutex);
> > >
> > >   *part =3D 0;
> > > -     if (IS_ERR(lo))
> > > -             return (void *)lo;
> > > -     else
> > > -             return &lo->lo_disk->kobj;
> > > +     return kobj;
> > >   }
> > >
> > >   static int __init loop_init(void)
> > >   {
> > > -     struct loop_device *lo;
> > > -
> > >   if (register_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop"))
> > >   return -EIO;
> > >   blk_register_region(MKDEV(LOOP_MAJOR, 0), 1UL << MINORBITS,
> > > -                               THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, NULL, NULL);
> > > -
> > > -     lo =3D loop_init_one(0);
> > > -     if (IS_ERR(lo))
> > > -             goto out;
> > > +                               THIS_MODULE, loop_probe, loop_lock,
> > > NULL);
> > >
> > >   if (max_loop) {
> > >   printk(KERN_INFO "loop: the max_loop option is obsolete "
> > > @@ -1498,11 +1475,6 @@ static int __init loop_init(void)
> > >   }
> > >   printk(KERN_INFO "loop: module loaded\n");
> > >   return 0;
> > > -
> > > -out:
> > > -     unregister_blkdev(LOOP_MAJOR, "loop");
> > > -     printk(KERN_ERR "loop: ran out of memory\n");
> > > -     return -ENOMEM;
> > >   }
> > >
> > >   static void __exit loop_exit(void)
>
> Hello Ray, hello Andrey,
>
> First of all, thank you deeply for your contributions / reproduction /
> ideas!
>
> unfortunately it does not make any difference if I simply rip out the
> changes of patch-2.6.22-rc2 or patch-2.6.21 in connection with patch
> 2.6.22-rc2 regarding module loop.c.
>

because they are just followup to the real cause. This is causes by commit

commit 73285082745045bcd64333c1fbaa88f8490f2626
Author: Ken Chen <kenchen@google.com>
Date:   Tue May 8 00:28:20 2007 -0700

    remove artificial software max_loop limit


look what it did (abridged):

=2Dstatic int __init loop_init(void)
[...]
=2D       for (i =3D 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
=2D               disks[i] =3D alloc_disk(1);
=2D               if (!disks[i])
=2D                       goto out_mem3;
        }
=2D
=2D       for (i =3D 0; i < max_loop; i++) {
=2D               struct loop_device *lo =3D &loop_dev[i];
=2D               struct gendisk *disk =3D disks[i];
=2D
=2D               memset(lo, 0, sizeof(*lo));
=2D               lo->lo_queue =3D blk_alloc_queue(GFP_KERNEL);
=2D               if (!lo->lo_queue)
=2D                       goto out_mem4;
=2D               mutex_init(&lo->lo_ctl_mutex);
=2D               lo->lo_number =3D i;
=2D               lo->lo_thread =3D NULL;
=2D               init_waitqueue_head(&lo->lo_event);
=2D               spin_lock_init(&lo->lo_lock);
=2D               disk->major =3D LOOP_MAJOR;
=2D               disk->first_minor =3D i;
=2D               disk->fops =3D &lo_fops;
=2D               sprintf(disk->disk_name, "loop%d", i);
=2D               disk->private_data =3D lo;
=2D               disk->queue =3D lo->lo_queue;
=2D       }
=2D
=2D       /* We cannot fail after we call this, so another loop!*/
=2D       for (i =3D 0; i < max_loop; i++)
=2D               add_disk(disks[i]);

So before this commit we got /dev/loop%d up to max_loop when loop was loade=
d.=20
After this commit we get nothing (I still wonder wheher lone loop0 comes fr=
om=20
after reboot, because reloading module leaves me without /dev/loop%n=20
alltogether).

This is a real regression because on udev-enabled system (probably 99% of=20
distributions now) losetup as available in current util-linux simply stops=
=20
working.

=2Dandrey

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> In all mentioned cases I get nothing but an incompilable kernel 2.6.22-rc=
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>
> As I stated already the mentioned loop-mount-problem does not exist in
> Kernel 2.6.20.11, who is, at least for the performance level on my machin=
e,
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> nothing but a bad compromise.
>
> I hope that Al Viro will supply a solution for this horrible kernel
> regression. And I do not think that Al Viro is an idiot - he is just a
> human, as all of us are.
>
> Yours sincerely
>
> Uwe